The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Persanal and Local.


Personal and Local.
Tia freight and ticket agency at Summit, on |
the Pennsylvania line, has been closed.
j. NJ Brown, general passenger and ticket |
agent Of the Western & Atlantic road. was IN /
the city yesterday official business.
The ticket agency at Willow Grove on the |
Pennsylvania lines, has been re-established, and |
R. D. Allison was yesterday appointed agent
The freight and ticket agencies at Fernwood. on |
the Pennsylvania lines, have been consolidated,
and John Murphy was yesterday appointed
agent
Assistant General Passenger Agent Reinhart, |
of the Lake Shore has resigned to accept the po- |
sition of comptroller of the Richmond q Dan /
vile system.
In the month of December 769 carloads of |
grain were received at the l. D. & s. elevator,
and 566 shipped out, making total OF 1850 |
handled at the elevator during the month
1t is understood that general meeting of the |
Central Traffic Association will be called for the
18th inst. meeting OF the executive comhiI
tee Of the Ohioriver Pool will be held at the |
same time
Track layers on the Indiana Midland are NOV
ing along Notwithstanding tho severe cold
weather of some days past By Feb. Manager
Moore expects to get trains running between
Anderson and Lebanon.
B. S. Fitch, formerly general freight agent of
the Chesapeake Ohio, has been appointed
Western freight agent OF the Pennsylvania
lines; headquarters Denver, Col. His salary
will be 81 900 year, and he has all the western
territory under his supervision.
Horace Tucker, general freight agent of the
Illinois Central railroad. yesterday entered upon
his twenty sixth year of service with that road
He ticket agent nine years, in the treasurers
Office four years, and has held his present posi-
ton for period of twelve years.
The official report of Roadmaster Dddle, on
the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield, shows
that there laid in the year 1856 forty miles OF
new steel rails, that 45 600 new cross-ties were
put in, 5000 feet of new bridges constructed and
| ], 400 feet of trestle filled with dirt.
c. H. Cory superintendent of rolling stock on
l the c., FL. & D. lines, is spending day or two
in the CITY, his special work being to that the
| sample Car the Indianapolis car works are build
! ina upon which specification 25O cars are to be
| built, fully complies with the specifications.
| The Journal has excellent legal authority for
| stating that steps are being taken to take the
Detroit 81 Logansport road out of the hands OF
Receivers Tut and Humphrey. There is but
little doubt that the road will be in the hands OF
| another receivership before the present month
| closes.
| Doing the repair work of the Indianapolis,
Peru e. Chicago road and that of the Detroit %
| Indianapolis road at Peru, Ind. will it is stated,
| double the amount of work heretofore done at
| those shops, Notwithstanding the fact that none
| of the repairs of the Wabash main stem will be
| made there.
| The Cairo, Viucennes & Chicago road earned
| in December $50, 165 an increase over earnings
| of the corresponding month of 1855 of $11 Ash.
| It is stated that Manager Mcdonald has already
| cut down the operating EXPENSES OF this road 10
| per cent, and before he gets through he expects
to reduce expenses Is per cent.
| on the c., l., st. L. q O., who has been in
| Waukesha Wis, for some weeks for the benefit
of his health. writes friends here that he il much
better He mas kidney trouble, brought on by
l vi iup Mo 1nan ha hev n a
| service some twenty six years.
| Among the railroad men from other points
| who were in the city last evening were j. ii.
| Sessions general agent of the l., B. q W.,
| Columbus, O.; j. c. Rogers who represents the
Nickel-plate fast-freight line at Memphis, Tenn,
and E. E. barrymore, general agent of the St
Louis Arkansas & Texas road.
There are 145 bridges and trestles on the c.,
l., St. L. & c. road-73 the main line and 70
on the bra- hes On the system there is %, $50
feet Of bridges and treste work, the character of
which is as follows Iron and steel, 1888 feet
combination, 2.o4s feet; Howe truss, Also feet;
trestle, 1888 lset; stone arches, lao feet.
The Chicago Times says: ''There is good
deal of dissatisfaction among the Interested
roads with reference to the pass agreements, it
being claimed that some of = lines parties to
it have already issued numerous annual passes
to heavy shippers, and now come in and ask that
other roads should tie themselves up to their dis
advantage"
On the application of Knox and Reed, counsel
| for Charles Lanier, of New York. Judges Nc
KEENAN, and Acheson, Of the United States
George W. Cass trustee Of the first second and
third mortgages of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne
e. Chicago Railway Company, in the place of the
!. late Samuel j. Tildsn.
Bad weather for railroading has been the or
der of things for two or three days past, and
superintendents have not allowed train crews to
Z make up any lost time by running faster than
their fast trains ars scheduled. Almost with
out exception the through trains have been
from fifteen minutes to two hours late, and in
several cases Ave hours late.
. The friends Of F. c. Donald will be gratifed
: to learn that he has been appointed general pas
! senger agent of the Chicago g. Atlantic road
: Mr.. Donald is young man. full of vim, 10 wei
posted in passenger matters, and largel,
through his efforts as city ticket and passenger
agent of this road. at Chicago, has their hand
e some business been built up.
Engineers the c., l.. ST. L. & G. made tn,
Q best wages In November last ever made on th,
Il road. Frank Howard, who runs No "a on thu
+ night express trains, was paid $207 for hi
p months service; Billy Horton, who runs No. 7:
:, on the night express trains opposite, was pait
l. 1924 for his months service, and some of tn
7 freight engineers on the road made $l7S IN tina
IS month
: r. J. Reese, formerly with the Chicago &
= Atlantic railroad and at one time receiver of tn
y Illinois Midland, has been appointed by Judg
q Cooley as purchasing agent of the Wabash road
!. NJ Mcknight general freight agent for the oil
Wabash road. will soon hold a conference wit
, Receiver Cooley in regard to other appoin,
l. ments. The Office of traffic manager, declines
, by William Duncan, will probably be filled in
!" few days
President Newell Of the Lake Shore, issue
a circular yesterday, appointing George c
Greene. of Buffalo, general counsel 9
- the Lake Shore, vice Ashley Pond, resigned
Mr. Pond. who is also general counsel Of tn
- Michigan Central company rendered hi
~ resignation to Mr.. Newal come months age
He found the work in connection with the tw
companies too great, and for that reason aske
J.; to be relieved from the one.
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